Vehicle-wheel.



' H. BELL.

. VEHICLE WHEEL.'

APPLlqATIox FILED nu. 190s.

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PATENTED OCT. 9., 1906'.

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HARRY BELL, or s rAMEoRD, CONNECTICUT.

Specification, of Letters Patent.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

raientedoct. 9, 1906.

.lipplication'filed Ma.y&,1906. Serial No. 315,124.

wheels is at'the presenttime almost universally filled by providing theA wheels with the well-knownV pneumatic tires. T hese tires,

while giving excellent results, are objection-v able, as is Well known, not only on account of the great initial cost, but on account of lack of durability, because of liability to and for other reasons. Y 4

The present invention has for itsobject to produce a comparatively inexpensive simple,

puncture and effective wheel of the resilient type in which an outer rim is employed-in connection with the felly, the rim' being. held in position with respect to the felly by elastic couplings introduced between it and the felly, the construction being such that the rim is 'eiiectively maintainedin position against the strainsincident to running, excessive movement in any direction being.y prevented and provision being made for readily placing the couplings in position and for removing them i proved construction. Fig. 2 is adetail view,

on a large scale, illustrating more particularly `when made necessary by wear or for other reasons.

With this and other-objects in view the invention consists in certainv constructions and in certain, parts, improvements, and4 combinations, as will be hereinafter fully described and then speciiically pointed out. y

ln theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of va wheel embodying the imthe construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line :c 'y of Fi'g. 2.'` Fig'. 4 is an isometric perspective view of one of the couplings and its securing device removed fromthewheel. f z 'V The wheel which has been selected to illustrate the invention is as to its general charac- .l 5C

teristic's of the well-known artillery type. The hub of the wheel vis indicated at 1, the

l'spokes at 2, and the usual spoke-'holding ates .at 3j The felly employed (indicate at 4) may as to its generalcharacteristics be -rim and the outer tire for ltogether by elastic couplin s.

of any desired construction. In, the I best constructions, however, the ielly will be held in position on the spokes by suitable retain- 'ing devices, such as circumferential rings 5,

these ringsbeing secured in place in any suit.- able manner-as, for instance,by bolts. The rim (indicated at 16) may be of any suitable construction and may, if desired, be provided with a solid or Vcushion tire, (indicated 'at 12,) `this tire being held in position'by clencher-rings 13. A metal tire (indicated at 15) may, if desired, be employed between the ditional stren th.

` The outer rim and the elly will be secured While these couplings may be of any ing such as to-permit the insertion and removal of these couplings through one ofthe- In order to hold these coup- 'lings in position, the rim maybe provided coupled parts.

with a series of sockets 18,' into which the couplings iit.- The, felly may fbe provided with opposing sockets, which in the particular construction illustrated are shown 'as eX- tending through the felly. These sockets ing holes through the rim land inserting in these holes iianged bushings 19, the lower the .purpose of adesired form and' may vary their constructioninthe best (constructions and as illustrated they will conl ysistA of'resilie'nt plugs 17, the construction be- 75 maybeformed by boring or otherwise formends of whichare threaded, as shown at '20.-

Removable bottoms consisting of threaded Stoppers 21 may be screwed into the' threaded portions of the couplings, these Stoppers bein provided 4with squared sockets 22, into whic the end of a wrench or other to'ol may be inserted.

' In constructing Athe Wheel care should be taken to so proportion the parts as to bring thel outer circumference of vthe iellyV so closely to the inner circumference oi. the rim as to prevent the rim from yielding under sidewise strain sufficiently to pull the/couplings out` of their sockets. Care should alsobe taken not to make the couplin s too resilient. A. rubber composition o suitable grade is well adapted as the material iorthe cou lings'.

he construction is exceedingly simple and eiiective for the purposeior whichit is designed. The couplings canv be readily in.n

serted, so that the wheel `can be4 quickly assembled, and When the removable bottoms' precise con- 1. In a vehicle-Wheel, the combinationv With a telly, ot a rim independent ot the telly, a series ot separate flexible couplings serving to hold the rim and telly together to permit the4 rim to have limited movements with respect to the telly, and means tor permitting the removal ot the couplings through one ot the coupled parts.

2. In a vehicle-Wheel, the combination with a telly, ot a rim independent ot the telly,

a series ot opposed sockets in the rim and the telly, said sockets extending through one ot the parts, removable means tor closing the sockets, anda series ot flexible couplings located in the Sockets and serving to hold the rim and telly together to permit the rim to lpialve a limited movement With respect to the 3. In a vehicle Wheel, the combination with a telly, ot a rimindependent ot the telly, a series ot separate substantially solid iexie ble couplings serving to hold the rim and the telly together and permitting the rim to have a limited movement with respect to the telly,

The invention is not,-

-with a telly, ot a rim independent ot the telly,

a series ot 'opposed sockets in the rimand telly, thevsockets extending through one ot.

the parts, a series ot substantially solid flexible couplings located in the sockets, said couplings serving to hold the rim and telly together and permitting the rim to have a lim- 4ited movement with respect to the telly, and :means tor closing the sockets.

5. In a vehicle Wheel, the lcombination with a telly, ot a rim independent ot the telly, a series ot sockets in the rim, a corresponding series ot opposed sockets in the telly, vsaid sockets extending throu' h the telly, removable bottoms tor the soc ets, and a series ot flexible couplings located in the sockets and serving to hold the rim and telly together.

6. In a vehicle-Wheel, the combination With a telly, ot a rim independent ot the telly, a series ot sockets in the rim, a corresponding series ot opposed sockets in the telly, said sockets extending through the telly, removable -bottoms tor these sockets, a series ot substantially solid elastic plugs litting in the sockets.

In testimony Whereot I have hereunto set my hand in the presence. ot two subscribing Witnesses.. HARRY BELL.

Witnesses:

A. WHITE, G. GALLANI. 

